Much Better Today

I'm feeling a lot better today. Thanks for all the encouraging words and wise potty-training advice. (Speaking of potty training, Peter is convinced that there is actually such a thing as a "Potty Train". You know, choo-choo train.)

I have a guilty confession to make. I have found the secret to getting great Christmas stuff from my students. Every year I bake cookies, and put them in a pretty gift bag with a Christmas card for each student. Usually I don't get around to doing this until the week before Christmas, but this year I jumped the gun and got it all done by the second week of December. Wow, what a difference it makes in the reciprocal gift giving! Many of my students give me a little something anyway, but this year, the percentage of student/gift ratio is much higher. I feel like such a heel for even noticing, but I couldn't help it!

Take, for instance, this gift basket. It is LOADED with goodies. LOADED. Shall I make you envious with my hoard of gifts? Shall I? Hmmm?

Three skeins of yarn, 3 bars of Dark Chocolate (my favorite), a jar of nut trail mix, four jars of homemade jelly, two jars of homemade grape juice, homemade oat bread, double chocolate brownie mix, homemade cocoa mix, a candle, apples and oranges, and more stuff that I just can't recall, at this time.

What should I make with the yarn, by the way? I've never made anything with specialty yarns. Any suggestions from you crafters out there?

Oh, if you're wondering what I teach, I teach private lessons at my home (voice, violin, and piano).

I wish I could say that my teaching has exponentially improved this past year, but, alas, I don't think that's the case. Nope. The student/gift ratio must be due to the early reminder of gift-giving (i.e. cookie bag).

Like I said, I feel awful for even noticing all this. Oh well. I'll just have to console myself with some hot chocolate and brownies . . . .

(No hate mail, please)